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Auto Racing

Why Auto Racing is a Sport
There are many arguments for and against auto racing being a sport. This shouldn’t be an argument in my eyes. To understand this argument one needs to know what type of auto racing people are saying that is a sport.
Automobile racing has been around as long as there have been automobiles. Every sixteen year old kid weather they will admit it or not has raced someone or even the clock in their car. There aren’t very many teenage males that can honestly say they have never drag raced anyone either. This type of racing is not however a sport in my eyes. There is no stress on the body, and not any practice needed to participate in this. This is the reason that most people believe that auto racing is not a sport.
The type of racing mentioned above is not what most people consider auto racing and neither do I. Auto racing occurs on ovals, drag strips, and road courses all across the world. No matter what kind of race track a driver is on it ...

Posted by: Ryan Wilkins

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